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Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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Humble Lasts Next
It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist’s hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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Angel Benefit Hands led Motivated Self
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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Comprehend God Knows Own
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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Jesus Kings Said Something
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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God Love Loving Religious
If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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Before Goal Grow Shall Shows
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Able Answers Righteousness Sin
Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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Humble Humility Lows
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander

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